David Shittu, a senior at Southwest Minnesota State University, has been elected to serve as the
treasurer of Students United, a non-profit organization that serves the more than 65,000 students currently attending Minnesota’s seven state universities. Students United is recognized by the...

Minnesota is no stranger to winter weather, but during the polar vortex many midwestern states experienced below freezing temperatures and bitter winds. Many schools throughout the state were closed over Jan. 29 and 30, including Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU).
The temperatures in...

Serena Williams, arguably the best women’s tennis player of all time, was involved in controversy in the 158th edition of the U.S. Open. As Serena was going for her 24th Grand Slam Title, she was given three code violations during her match, and eventual loss to up-and-coming 20-year-old, Naomi Osaka....

President Connie Gores announced that after six years as president of Southwest Minnesota State University she will retire in May.
Before Gores made history by becoming the first female president of SMSU in 2013, she served in positions such as a chair of governance on the board of the Minnesota campus...

When the national anthem plays at the next SMSU football game, no Mustangs will be kneeling on the field.
It’s not because none of them want to exercise their right to free speech and protest police violence.
In 2017, some SMSU football players joined the national protest by kneeling during the anthem....

Jan. 25 marked the end of the longest government shutdown in American history. Starting Dec. 22, 2018, the government was partially shutdown for 35 days over the issue of border security. An appropriations bill still has not been agreed to for the 2019 fiscal year, and if a bill is not agreed to by the Feb. 15 deadline, the government will be forced into another shutdown.
President Donald...

Steve Williams, who graduated from SMSU with a marketing degree in 1974, passed away at the age of 70 on March 14, 2018. He left nearly a million dollars to Southwest Minnesota State
University Foundation in his will.
In a press release issued by the SMSU Foundation, Williams’ brother described him as being a “frugal and wise investor.” The SMSU Foundation was not the only place...

A lot of events fade in and out of popularity on college campuses, but Telling Women’s Stories is in its tenth year of running at Southwest Minnesota State University, and it shows no sign of slowing down.
It is clear to see how this contest remains prominent. There is an evident passion and need among SMSU’s students to share the written stories of women. “The contest does good on...

I am disappointed in the Student Senate for their increase of a stipend they voted for in a secret ballot on Dec. 11 last year. Were the Senators hurting for money that bad that they needed to increase...

A video of a Native American elder drumming and singing at the First Indigenous Peoples March and a young white teen wearing a MAGA hat standing in front of him with a smirk on his face swept across...

With this win, Tom Brady is the only player in NFL history to have won six superbowls. Heavy is the hand the wears all six rings. You may not be a fan of the Patriots, and that’s okay. But, you can’t...